(19)
(11) EP 2 037 034 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/38

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/12

(21) Application number: 08015132.7

(22) Date of filing: 27.08.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 58/22(2006.01)
 D06F 58/24(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 13.09.2007 KR 20070093289

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Yeongdeungpo-Gu Seoul (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ahn, Seung-Phyo
    Gyeongsangnam-Do (KR)
  • Ryoo, Byeong-Jo
    Gyeongsangnam-Do (KR)
  • Song, Sung-Ho
    Gyeongsangnam-Do (KR)
  • Kim, Yang-Hwan
    Gyeongsangnam-Do (KR)
  • Wee, Jae-Hyuk
    Gyeongsangnam-Do (KR)
  • Eom, Yoon-Seob
    Gyeongsangnam-Do (KR)
  • Kim, Yang-Ho
    Gyeongsangnam-Do (KR)

(74) Representative: Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner 
Patentanwälte Mauerkircherstrasse 45
81679 München
81679 München (DE)

   


(54) Ductless type clothes drier


(57) A ductless type clothes drier comprises: a heat pump system including a condenser (143) configured to supply hot air into the drum (120), and an evaporator (150) configured to remove moisture inside air exhausted from the drum (120); and a lint removing unit (400) configured to inject water to the evaporator (150) so that lint on the evaporator (150) can be removed.
Accordingly, without using water, moisture included in exhausted air can be removed as a heat exchange process is performed at the evaporator (150). Water for removing moisture included in air does not have to be supplied to the ductless type clothes drier, thereby solving cost increase due to increase of a water consumption amount. Furthermore, since clean water remained after being used for heat exchange is not discarded, waste of water resources is prevented. Also, the conventional problem that the ductless type clothes drier has a difficulty in being commercialized due to increase of a water consumption amount is solved.
Furthermore, since the lint removing unit configured to inject water to the evaporator is provided, lint on the evaporator (150) is removed. Accordingly, a heat exchange efficiency by the evaporator (150) is enhanced, and a drying function of the ductless type clothes drier is more enhanced.







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